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I would also add that future IPv6 capable devices should allow end users to 
reach the IPv6 Internet
from an IPv4-only provider through some means, perhaps tunneling, with no or 
minimal administrator
intervention. I can see many providers remaining IPv4-only long into the future.

On 11-06-30 5:57 AM, Mark Townsley wrote:
> 
> I think the consensus we had in the past BoFs and discussion in and around 
> this topic can be summed up as stating that homenet deliverables will:
> 
> - coexist with (existing) IPv4 protocols, devices, applications, etc.
> - operate in a (future) IPv6-only home network in the absence of IPv4
> - be IP-agnostic whenever possible
> 
> In other words, anything we do for the IPv6 homenet cannot actively break 
> what's already running on IPv4. Also, trying to define what the IPv4 home 
> network should be has long reached a point of diminishing returns given the 
> effort in doing so coupled with our ability to significantly affect what's 
> already deployed. There's still hope we can help direct IPv6, as such that is 
> homenet's primary focus.  However, when we can define something that is 
> needed for IPv6 in a way that is also useful for IPv4 without making 
> significant concessions, we should go ahead and do so. 
> 
> - Mark


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